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The 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, generated N5.15tn in Internally Generated Revenue, IGR, in 2025, representing a 40.93 per cent increase from the N3.65tn recorded in the previous year. The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, disclosed this i...
Lagos State accounted for more than one-third of the internally generated revenue collected by Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in 2025, maintaining a wide lead over other subnational governments. The post Lagos accounts for 34% of states’ N5.15 trillio...
Lagos State generated N1.77tn in Internally Generated Revenue in 2025, more than the combined N909.35bn generated by 22 other states, says the NBS. Read More: https://punchng.com/lagos-generated-more-igr-than-22-states-combined-in-2025-nbs/...
Lagos State leads the 2025 state revenue table with N1.77tn IGR, followed by Rivers and Enugu, according to a new report by the National Bureau of Statisti Read More: https://punchng.com/full-list-lagos-leads-2025-state-revenue-table-with-n1-77tn-rivers-enugu-follow/...
The figure represents a 40.93 per cent increase from the previous year, with Lagos accounting for more than a third of the combined revenue. The post 36 states, FCT generate N5.15tn IGR in 2025 – NBS appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
By Elizabeth Adegbesan LAGOS — Internally Generated Revenue, IGR, of Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, rose by 40.93 per cent year-on-year to N5.15 trillion in 2025 from N3.65 trillion in 2024. The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, disclosed this in it...
Mixta Africa, one of West Africa’s leading real estate developers, has handed over the keys to 27 homeowners at Ibudo Wura, its affordable housing community along the Lekki-Epe Expressway. The latest handover brings the number of completed homes at Ibudo Wura across Phases 1 and ...
Chief Ganiyu Kola Egunjobi and Barrister Azeez Yusuf have dismissed their expulsion from the All Progressives Congress, APC, by the Lagos State chapter of the party, describing the decision as belated and politically unnecessary. The duo said they had already resigned their APC m...
…Convenes stakeholders over traffic resurgence By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS — The Lagos State Government has moved to tackle renewed traffic congestion along the Apapa port access roads, Lekki-Epe Expressway and Lekki Free Trade Zone corridor, convening maritime, transportation and...
… Court fixes Oct. 21 for trial By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has dismantled a Nigerian-Mexican drug cartel operating a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory in Eziama community, Obeagu, Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State. T...
Ms Adeniran, a former lecturer at Lagos State University (LASU), currently serves as Dean of the College of Management and Social Sciences at Fountain University. The post Ex-LASU lecturer becomes Fountain University’s first Professor of Mass Communication appeared first on Premi...
LAGOS — Former members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Ganiyu Kola Egunjobi and Barrister Azeez Yusuf, have rejected their purported expulsion from the party, saying they resigned from the APC in July 2026, weeks before the party announced their expulsion. The duo, i...
Global entrepreneur and Chairman of Lagos-based Farmafrik, Les Ojugbana, has announced plans to provide eligible staff with a financial bonus to invest directly in the Dangote Refinery Initial Public Offering (IPO). Ojugbana said the initiative would support the refinery while en...
VANITI Lagos is set to celebrate three years of providing premium nightlife and entertainment in Lagos with back-to-back weekends featuring some of Nigeria’s leading artistes. Since emerging three years ago, the club has established itself as a prominent entertainment hub, renown...
By Godwin Oritse Crude oil imports through Lagos Ports declined by 38.6 percent in September 2026, with a total of 1,470,109 metric tonnes imported during the month, compared to 2,392,354 metric tonnes recorded in the preceding month of August. The Lagos import chat, revealed thi...
A Federal High Court has begun seizing assets in Lagos and Abuja linked to Rahamaniyya Group’s chairman over an alleged $40m oil debt owed to Petrichor Ene Read More: https://punchng.com/court-seizes-lagos-abuja-firms-assets-over-40m-oil-debt/...
By OPEYEMI ENIOLA Lagos is a city that rewards builders. And in Lagos, the most credible leadership is the kind that carries the street’s lessons into government—leadership that understands the daily realities of commuters, traders, parents, workers, and youth. That is why Dr. Ka...
NIMASA has launched a new intelligence-led enforcement operation, codenamed “Blue-Green”, to intensify maritime security and compliance in Lagos. Read More: https://punchng.com/nimasa-intensifies-maritime-enforcement-with-blue-green-operation/...
Experts at a Lagos summit have called for a dedicated Coastal Resilience Fund to support coastal protection, infrastructure, and community empowerment in N Read More: https://punchng.com/stakeholders-seek-dedicated-fund-for-coastal-resilience/...
By Cynthia Alo Nigerian farmers are largely unaware that their poultry, fish and cassava farms can be insured, an insurance and risk management expert, has said. In an exclusive interview with Vanguard AgroBiz at the just concluded ‘All-Inclusive Mass Media Training for Journalis...
Properties linked to Alhaji Abdulrahman Musa Bashar, Chairman of the Rahamaniyya Group of Companies, have been sealed in Lagos and Abuja following enforcement proceedings over an alleged $40 million debt. The enforcement action commenced on Wednesday after Petrichor Energy FZCO o...
Enyimba Football Club of Aba on Wednesday suffered another defeat in the Nigeria Premier Football League, losing 2-3 at home to Sporting Lagos. The result, which kept Enyimba at the bottom of the league table, left some of the fans disappointed after the 90-minute encounter. Enyi...
A former Agege LG chairman, Ganiyu Egunjobi, and an aspirant, Azeez Yusuf, have faulted their expulsion from the APC, stating they resigned weeks earlier. Read More: https://punchng.com/ex-lagos-lg-chair-aspirant-fault-apc-expulsion/...
The Lagos State APC has expelled former Agege LG Chairman, Ganiyu Egunjobi, and aspirant Azeez Yusuf for anti-party activities after their defection to APM Read More: https://punchng.com/lagos-apc-expels-ex-agege-chairman-aspirant-over-defection-to-apm/...
Air Peace has offered a 25% discount to lawyer Inibehe Effiong as compensation for a delayed Lagos-Enugu flight, following a directive from the NCAA. Read More: https://punchng.com/air-peace-offers-25-discount-as-compensation-for-delayed-lagos-enugu-flight/...
